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importance of unfunded, state pensions differs. We estimate how the optimal level of unfunded, state pensions depends on rate of … is rapid and unfunded pensions are currently generous. …
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In this paper we address the question whether in case of population ageing a transition from an unfunded to a more funded pension scheme is politically feasible in a representative democracy. We consider two parties: a right-wing party which is willing to trade off intragenerational equity...
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until 2050. To quantify the effects on pensions, taxes and social contributions, we use an overlapping generations model …
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proportional taxation increases the cost of self-control, and that this adverse effect is more acute when public pensions become …
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rules, such as a link between life expectancy and pensions or retirement age, the tax regime shift can be used to improve …
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This paper studies how prefunding public pensions can improve policy outcomes when short-sighted governments cannot … commit. We focus on sustainable plans, where optimal nonlinear pensions are not reneged on by sequential governments …. Prefunding pensions is a commitment mechanism. It implies lower contributions than does the second best policy, which reduces …
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How should pensions be taxed? In many cases pension savings are usually taxed more leniently than other forms of … vis pensions. It is argued that the incentive structure related to pension savings and retirement can not be seen … independently from how private pensions (and savings more generally) affect public pensions via meanstesting. The effective rates of …
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pensions. Present and future public subsidies may at the same time be reduced. We propose a quantitative analysis of the 2008 … reform of the Paris Metro pensions. Focusing on the case of train drivers, we show that the reform should save public funds …
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Continuous longevity improvements and population ageing have led countries to modify national public pension schemes by increasing the standard and early retirement ages in a discretionary, scheduled, or automatic way, and by making it harder for people to retire prematurely. To this end,...
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Prefunding of pension commitments in OECD economies is increasingly seen as a central strategy to cope with the aging of their populations. This paper argues that investments in emerging markets can help at the margin but are unable to solve the demographic problem. While these investments bring...
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